Joseph Shapiro

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Joseph Shapiro

Meals on Wheels, which delivers food to homebound seniors, is among the programs for the elderly and disabled now at risk now because federal agencies have fired staff who administer them. Amy Sancetta/AP hide caption toggle caption Amy Sancetta/AP The layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services slashed the staffs of major federal aging, disability and anti-poverty programs, leaving the future of those programs uncertain.

2 months ago | npr.org | Joseph Shapiro

President Trump takes questions from reporters at the White House on Thursday about the collision of an American Airlines flight with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images No, the Federal Aviation Administration did not recruit people with intellectual disabilities to work as air traffic controllers. Despite what Pres.

Oct 16, 2024 | npr.org | Joseph Shapiro

A whistleblower reveals how abuse of prisoners spreads from one prison to anotherIn 2023, the Federal Bureau of Prisons shut down a troubled unit at the prison in Illinois. The former warden is now the director of the federal center that does specialized training of prison staff.

Oct 2, 2024 | wsiu.org | Joseph Shapiro

Tabi Haly defies expectations. She’s a woman with a progressive muscular illness; she can’t move her body and she needs round-the-clock care from aides. She wasn’t expected to go to college, or to get a job — much less become a vice president at the banking giant JPMorgan Chase. Even staying alive and healthy defied expectations. “People with spinal muscular atrophy like myself, living to my age already is a huge win,” says Haly, who is 40.

Sep 25, 2024 | npr.org | Joseph Shapiro